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UEFA fines Chelsea $23.6M and Barcelona $17.7M for financial monitoring rules breaches

EUROPE, JUL 4 – Chelsea and Barcelona face fines totaling €36.5 million for breaching UEFA's financial sustainability and spending rules, with conditional penalties linked to future compliance and competition qualification.

  • On July 4, 2025, UEFA fined Chelsea €20 million and Barcelona €15 million for breaching financial monitoring regulations.
  • UEFA flagged clubs for breaching the Football Earnings Rule and squad cost limits, with Chelsea failing to break even and overspending 80% of revenue, and Barcelona recording excessive losses based on 2024 accounts.
  • UEFA's settlement agreements with Chelsea and Barcelona span two to four years, with future fines conditional on missing financial targets through 2028/29.
  • UEFA sanctions may restrict Chelsea and Barcelona from registering new players for the Champions League unless they meet positive transfer balance conditions.
  • UEFA has sanctioned multiple clubs, including Lyon and Roma, marking its first enforcement of the football earnings rule to promote financial stability across European football.
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The Catalan club will have to pay $16 million immediately and could disburse another $48 million if it does not meet the stability goals

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The European Football Union (UEFA) today issued heavy fines to several clubs, including Barcelona and Chelsea, for not respecting financial fair play.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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Inter and Milan promoted by the auditors of Uefa, Rome fined 3 million in relation to fair financial play. It goes worse in Chelsea and Barcelona that they will have to pay, respectively, 20 and 15 million

·Italy
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Those who violate the financial rules will be sanctioned. UEFA now announces some details and consequences.

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The Club Financial Control Body (ICFC) has imposed heavy fines on several clubs, including the Olympique Lyonnais.

·Paris, France
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Friday, July 4, 2025.
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